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I’m back!
I am happy to be back, but do I have a ton of things to catch up on and get done this week. It feels a bit overwhelming!
I wil have a full recap of our weekend at the Marine Corps Marathon coming up tomorrow! I haven’t had time to get it all put together for today.
I will say though that I am once again an extremely proud wife!
We got back around 7:00 pm last night and spent most of the night lying on the couch and catching up one work.
I haven’t mentioned it a ton on the blog yet, but we actually are only going to be home for about 5 days before we are back on the road again.
Wes has 5 residency interviews starting on November 5th so we will be all over most of North Carolina and Virginia for two weeks. I am already stressing out!
I have a long checklist to do before then:
1. Figure out what to do with my dog for 2 weeks
2. Try to get as many swimming workouts as I can in
3. Iron and get all of Wes’ suits ready
4. Plan the meals for the week
5. Unpack, wash everything, pack again (for 2 weeks – how do you pack for 2 weeks!?)
6. Schedule a pet sitter for my cats
7. Grocery Shopping (we have nothing in our pantry!)
…and the list goes on and on and on. I am just trying to check one thing off at a time and eventually it will all be done. Right!?
One great thing about coming home is I had some awesome stuff waiting for me.
CLICK sent me some of their great Espresso Mocha Protein Powder (I have another fun thing coming for you soon fromm CLICK!)
CLIF Bar sent me some awesome running fuel! I can’t wait to be back up and using all this again!
The husband would have loved to have some of these this past weekend!
Finally, about a month ago I won a headband from Headbands of Hope on Presley’s Blog!
The headband itself is beautiful, but what is even more beautiful is the purpose of this company.
For every headband purchased, one is given to a girl with dance and $1 is donated to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to fund life-saving childhood cancer research.
All of the headbands on the site are beautiful and wonderfully made and I highly suggest for those ladies looking to buy some new headbands in the future whether for running or every day wear, please go and check out this great cause!
FINALLY, I need YOUR help! The husband and I need a Halloween tradition!
We often aren’t home for halloween due to the marathons, but this year we will finally be here (amazingly enough!)
I want to start a tradition that we can continue to do for years to come and to help us celebrate the holiday, but I really can’t think of anything good.
Tell me, what are some of your personal halloween traditions that you love? Help me out with some ideas!
I’m off to pick up this girl from the boarders, and I am so excited! I can’t wait to see her smiling face!
Holy clif bar!! I love their fuel, especially the margarita flavor with extra sodium on long runs. When I was growing up we used to carve our pumpkins on Halloween before going out for trick or treating and after we got back we would watch “the great pumpkin Charlie brownie.” So nothing too exciting, but it was still fun 🙂 good luck with everything you have to get done!
I know right!?! I have never tried the margarita flavor but when I saw it I was so excited! Can’t wait to run again and try it!
That sounds like a WONDERFUL tradition! I remember watching that movie growing up! 🙂
I’m dying to try Click!
Well stay tuned I may have an opportunity for you to do that coming up shortly! 🙂
We always dressed up as a family and decorated our house and yard and had a night-before pumpkin carving party with music and baked treats and so on …
With the kids in high school, and my wife’s work schedule often including nights (like most of Halloween this year), things change. We have pumpkins, and have already carved them as a fun little family time. The boys each have small parties, and I will dress up to hand out candy.
But sadly that has changed as well … More and more people are skipping neighborhoods and heading to the local mall that has an indoor candy grab. Which is sad … 5 years ago in our first year here, we had about 100 kids, whereas last year it was 24 (I was able to count … )
I have noticed that as well! We used to give out candy and now we have less than 5-6 kids come by (we live in a small townhouse community). My family has noticed the same thing when I was younger and lived at home we had over 100+ kids and you really don’t see that much anymore!
I think our tradition will be something low key. With all the traveling we’ve had lately we really just want to keep it simple and at home…hmmm still trying to decide though!
This might sound stupid and obvious … But the only traditions that matter and will stick are the ones that matter to the two of you. We have a fun Halloween village in our front bay window that Lisa and I put up a few weeks ago, and will drink coffee in that formal living room and enjoy it on the weekends …
In other words, while others in your peer group might tell you ‘must do’ things, it only matters if it resonates with you and Wes.
Completely agree! Most of my friends are here are going out to parties, haunted houses, or other things but that really isn’t our thing. We prefer a quiet night in so I am brain storms fun ideas. It might just include some pumpkin carving, horror movies (Wes’ favorite), and fun halloween treats and candy 🙂
You’ll get it all done! Just try not to stress! And remember that the travel is for a good reason! Hmm, Halloween traditions – for the past 5 years or so, Kevin and I have had 1-2 additional couples over and have had a pumpkin carving competition! It has been SOOO fun … nice to hang out with some other people in a low-key setting, have a few drinks, be “kids” again, and enjoy the holiday! Sadly, both last weekend and the upcoming weekend are super busy for us with a combo of work + fun events, and we’re away from each other during the week, so I don’t think we’re going to get to do it this year! Hope you have fun with whatever you land on :).
That sounds like a really fun tradition!! I”m sorry that you won’t be together this year – maybe you can have a postponed celebration 🙂
No big parties and we are not the haunted house kind of people….we stick to carving pumpkins together as a family, watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” (and yes, quoting over and over…”I got a Rock!”), then laughing over past Halloween costumes ( I like home made ~ last minute ~ throw together kind of ones…) and wondering what this year bring.
What ever you decide will be fun to look back on and laugh about too I am sure. 😉
This sounds like our kind of Halloween night! Hanging out at home, watching movies, and carving pumpkins! Maybe even some halloween treats to go along with it 🙂
I have to say that after watching them annually as a kid (in the era before on-demand viewing or even VHS!), when we had kids I found the Charlie Brown shows to be the saddest and most depressing things ever … I just can’t watch them anymore. 🙁 I’d rather watch Debra Winger dying in Terms of Endearment …
NC – Are you coming to Greenville?????
Yes, we will be in Greenville for one of the nights! We are originally from Raleigh, NC so we are looking to get back down to NC for residency!! Keeping my fingers crossed!
We really don’t have any Halloween traditions here at casa Dunwaetin, Christmas however is another story! I haven’t been running far enough to try any bloks, chews, gels, etc but with training for my first half starting in the new year i guess I better start doing some research.
Hi there! New to your blog- I found you via Blondeponytail 🙂
Looking forward to your MCM recap! Sounds like you have a lot to do in short time..
The Click espresso protein powder looks pretty good! Did you like it?
Hey Raina! Welcome to the blog! I do like it! It is one of my favorite protein powders and allows me to get my coffee and protein all in one! Stay tuned to the blog and I’ll have a way for you to win your own very soon!
Oh wow – busy lady (and even busier husband, right?!). You have a sheltie…what a beauty 🙂
We always decorate our house, carve a pumpkin and I make a Halloween cake/brownies straight from the Betty Crocker box 😉 And I used to do all of this stuff even before we had kids! Just pick something that you think is fun and festive and run with it!!!
-Sammy